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Laois county hurling team
The Laois county hurling team represents Laois in hurling and is governed by Laois GAA, the county board of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The team competes in the three major annual inter-county competitions; the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship and the National Hurling League. Laois's home ground is O'Moore Park, Portlaoise. The team's manager is Willie Maher. The team last won the Leinster Senior Championship in 1949, the All-Ireland Senior Championship in 1915 and has never won the National League. HistoryLaois won one All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship title, in 1915, when the day was so wet the team reportedly played the second half in their overcoats. Laois currently competes in the Liam MacCarthy Cup (Tier 1 of the Senior Hurling Championship), but has also won three All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championships. The hurlers reached National Hurling League semi-finals in 1981 and 1983 before losing the Centenary Cup hurling final to Cork in 1984, and were back in the National Hurling League semi-final in 1996. Laois most recently contested the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship final in 1985, in what was to be a disappointing final defeat against Offaly. Laois won the Joe McDonagh Cup in 2019, and went on to shock Dublin in the preliminary quarter-final the next week to reach the All-Ireland Quarter Final. This was considered one of the greatest shocks in the history of the championship.[1] The manager departed amid controversy in November 2020 after his criticisms of county board officials appeared on a podcast.[2] Current panel
Team as per Laois vs Tipperary in the All-Ireland SHC quarter-final, 14 July 2019 INJ Player has had an injury which has affected recent involvement with the county team. Current management team
Managerial historyLaois have a history of appointing "foreign" managers, with Georgie Leahy the most successful.[3] Georgie Leahy 1979–1985 Jimmy Doyle 1985–1987 Paddy Kelly 1987–1989 Georgie Leahy (2) 1989–1991 Paddy Doyle 1991–1993 Pat Critchley 1993–1995 Babs Keating 1995–1997 Pádraig Horan 1997–2000 Seán Cuddy 2000–2001 Pat Delaney 2001–2002 Paudie Butler 2002–2005 Dinny Cahill 2005–2006 Damien Fox 2006–2008 Niall Rigney 2008–2010 Brendan Fennelly 2010–2011 Teddy McCarthy 2011–2012 Séamus Plunkett 2012–2015 Ger Cunningham 2015** Séamus Plunkett (2) 2015–2016 Éamonn Kelly 2016–2018 Eddie Brennan 2018–2020 Séamus Plunkett (3) 2020–2022[4][5][6] Willie Maher 2022–2024 Darren Gleeson 2024-present[7] **=In a caretaker role PlayersNotable playersAll StarsLaois has 1 All Star. 1985: Pat Critchley[8][9] HonoursNational
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